As for parties, many have fancy cocktail type parties with eggnog, etc. Heavy hor'doerourves mostly for food-most folks don't do the Christmas dinner thing unless its family. And my family never sits down for Christmas dinner. We pretty much snack all day but that may be because everyone visits all day. As Mexican Americans we eat tamales for Christmas. When I'm having a party is when I put the mistletoe up-otherwise I don't bother.